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What you need to know about Florida today
› This Florida company was accused of scamming homeowners. New legislation could help.
New statewide legislation could help crack down on a Florida real estate company accused of using deceptive business practices to swindle thousands of homeowners. Florida state Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, and Florida state Rep. Will Robinson, R-Bradenton, introduced two identical bills on Wednesday aimed at protecting Floridians against predatory real estate listing agreements.
› Miami Beach approves a partial 2 a.m. alcohol ban. It puts a major nightclub at risk
Miami Beach officials approved a change to the city’s liquor sale hours in the South of Fifth neighborhood Wednesday, a move aimed at ending the party earlier at one of the premier nightclubs in South Beach. Last call for alcohol would shift from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. in the southernmost part of the city, including at Story, a 27,000-square-foot, neon-lit club on Collins Avenue opened a decade ago by entrepreneur Dave Grutman.
› Relativity Space targets March launch of 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Space Coast
Relativity Space is targeting March 8 for its first launch attempt from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The company plans to live stream the liftoff on YouTube. Company co-founder and CEO Tim Ellis commented on his own account how seven years ago his mentor “told us we were absolutely crazy for trying to simultaneously invent a brand new manufacturing technology and an orbital rocket, which is already super hard. Now we are on the launch pad almost ready to go with the world’s first 3D-printed rocket.”
› Founder of Orlando engineering firm hoping to help bring diversity to construction industry
Ardmore Roderick is one of the up-and-coming construction companies in the U.S. They've worked on projects like highways, water systems, office buildings, and ball fields. The president and founder is Rashod Johnson. His goal since the beginning has been to create a space for men and women who look like him, in the field of engineering.
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